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Guide to Emery County, Utah ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Facts
County seat: Castle Dale
Organized: February 12, 1880
Parent County(s): Sanpete, Sevier, Piute
Neighboring Counties
Carbon • Grand • San Juan • Sanpete • Sevier • Uintah • Wayne
See County Maps
Courthouse
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Location Map
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Little Wild Horse Canyon, Emery County, Utah

County Information

Description

The county was named for George W. Emery, governor of the Utah Territory in 1875. The county is located in the center area of the state.[1]

County Courthouse

Emery County Courthouse
1850 N 560 W
Castle Dale, UT 84513
Phone: 435-381-5419
Emery County Courthouse

County Clerk has marriage records from 1888.
State Court has divorce, probate and court records.
County Recorder has land records.[2]

Emery County, Utah Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[3]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1898 1888 1898 1887 1881 1887 1851
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1905. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]

Cities
Towns
Unincorporated communities
American Indian Communities
Ghost towns


History Timeline

NOTE: Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were gleaned from Wikipedia for Emery County.

  • 1776 Silvestre Velez de Escalante crossed northern Utah through the Uintah Basin
  • 1809 First Americans to come to Castle Valley were the “Lost Trappers”, James Workman and William Spencer.
  • 1830 William Wilfskill came to the Castle Valley along the Spanish Trail
  • 1840s-1850s Government explorers sent to the Castle Valley area. Kit Carson was one of those sent.
  • 1853 John W. Gunnison, an Army Topographical Engineer, commissioned by Sec. of War Jefferson Davis,came through Castle Valley looking for route for Pacific Railroad.
  • 1853-1854 John C Fremont, another government explorer, came to the Castle Valley area.
  • 1875 Livestock growers from Sanpete County brought cattle and sheep into Castle Valley to graze and recognized the settlement potential of the region.
  • 1875 Livestock growers from Sanpete County brought cattle and sheep into Castle Valley to graze.
  • 1877 Young Latter-day Saint families began moving to settle the Castle Valley area.
  • 1877 Families began moving into the valley to take up homestead.
  • 1877, August Brigham Young President of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued an order for 50 families from Sanpete to locate in Castle Valley.
  • 1879 Most of the lands had been taken up.
  • 1880, February County was created by the Utah Territorial Legislature.
  • 1880s Early in the decade the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, using the alternative route, came through the eastern edge of Emery County and was of great benefit to the town of Green River.
  • 1890 Grand was created 13 March 1890 from parts of Emery and Uintah Counties.
  • 1894 Carbon was created 8 March 1894 from parts of Emery and Uintah Counties.
  • 1933 Due to the Depression, Civilian Conservation Corp camps began to be constructed. First was in Joe's Valley in Mary.
  • 1935 Permanent camp established near Ferron and the second camp was established at Castle Dale.
  • 1938 Camp established at Green River.
  • 1970s Population expanded considerably due to construction of large coal-fired power plants in Castle Dale and Huntington.
  • 1900 Population of Emery County had reached 4,600 people with over 450 farms in operation.

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Emery County, Utah online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Utah Cemeteries for more information.

Territorial-1966 Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

  • The Utah Cemetery and Burial Database on the Utah State History Website contains burial information for the following Emery County cemeteries: Castle Dale, Clawson, Cleveland, Desert Lake, Elmo, Emery, Ferron, Green River, Huntington, Lawrence, Molen, Muddy Creek, Orangeville, Ridge, Tucker Family, Victor, Wilsonville, and Woodside.
  • Castle Dale City Cemetery
    750 North Center Street
    Castle Dale, Utah 84513
  • Clawson Cemetery
    Highway 10 (5 miles south of Clawson)
    Clawson, Utah 84516
  • Cleveland Town Cemetery
    300 North 600 East
    Cleveland, Utah 84518
  • Elmo Cemetery
    200 South 500 East
    Elmo, Utah 84521
  • Emery Town Cemetery
    75 South Center Street
    Emery, Utah 84522
  • Ferron City Cemetery
    300 East 200 North (Cemetery Road)
    Ferron, Utah 84523
  • Green River Cemetery
    Green River, Utah 84525
  • Huntington City Cemetery
    400 West 575 North
    Huntington, Utah 84528
  • Lawrence Cemetery
    Cemetery Road
    Lawrence, Utah 84528
  • Molen Cemetery
    Molen Road
    Ferron, Utah 84523
  • Muddy Creek Cemetery
    Emery, Utah 84513
  • Orangeville Cemetery
    1300 West Cemetery Road
    Orangeville, Utah 84537
  • Ridge Cemetery
    Utah 84513
  • Tucker Family Cemetery
    Airport Road
    Utah
  • Victor Cemetery
    Utah 84513
  • Wilsonville Cemetery
  • Woodside Cemetery
    Woodside, Utah

Census Records

  • See Utah Census for databases to territorial and federal Censuses.
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1880 556 —
1890 5,076 812.9%
1900 4,657 −8.3%
1910 6,750 44.9%
1920 7,411 9.8%
1930 7,042 −5.0%
1940 7,072 0.4%
1950 6,304 −10.9%
1960 5,546 −12.0%
1970 5,137 −7.4%
1980 11,451 122.9%
1990 10,332 −9.8%
2000 10,860 5.1%
2010 10,976 1.1%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Church Records

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons)

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Historically, most people in Utah were Latter-day Saints. Their records are, therefore, very important for early Utah research. For additional information, see Tracing Latter-day Saint Ancestors and Utah Church Records.

Guide to history and records of wards and branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Stake(s): Emery Stake, Utah

Places: Castle Dale · Clawson · Cleveland · Elmo · Emery · Ferron · Green River · Huntington · Lawrence · Mohrland · Molen · Orangeville · Rochester · Victor · List of Emery to about 1948

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Court Records

Directories

Emigration and Immigration

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Local Histories

Emery County was established in 1880 and named in honor of George W. Emery, territorial governor of Utah, 1875-1880. Originally, the proposed name was Castle County, but it was decided that honoring the governor was more important. Emery County is the only county in Utah named in honor of a Utah state governor." [7] The San Rafael region dates back thousands of years to include people of the Desert Archaic Culture.
Early explorers, both Spanish and American traversed the Uintah Basin from 1776 to the mid 1850’s. Notably Kit Carson was the first government explorer to the valley. Railroad engineers also came to the valley looking for a route for the Pacific Railroad.

Maps and Gazetteers

See Utah Gazetteers

Migration

Military Records

Civil War

World War I

World War II

Naturalization and Citizenship

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records

Newspapers

  • 1800s-Current Utah, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
  • 1850-2003 Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
  • Utah Digital Newspapers Project gives newspaper images online. Search All Newspapers by name or keywords, or Browse by County to view the digitized newspapers.
  • 1955-1956 Emery County Progress 1900-1910 and Green River Journal 1955-1956, are included.
  • Olsen, Bruce L. A History of the Emery County Progress-Leader and Its Predecessors. Provo: Brigham Young University, 1965.
  • 1900-2001 The Emery County Progress is a weekly newspaper published every Tuesday. The paper has been published since 1900. In 1963, the name of the newspaper was changed to the Emery County Progress Leader after merging with the Green River Leader. In 1977, the newspaper resumed the name Emery County Progress. The online edition of the paper is free to the general public. The Website's archives currently date back to the year 2001.
  • Back issues of the Emery County Progress and Emery County Progress-Leader are available on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. The library currently has volumes 1 (1900) thru 64 (1963) of the Emery County Progress available on 19 rolls of microfilm beginning with FS Library film 1,486,721. Volumes 65 (1964) thru 78 (1977) of the Emery County Progress-Leader are available on 8 rolls of microfilm beginning with FS Library film 2,398,981.

Obituaries

Other Records

Prisons

Periodicals

Probate Records

Online Probate Indexes and Records

School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Death

Divorce

Voting Records

Research Facilities

Archives

  • Emery County Archives
    75 East Main Street
    Castle Dale, Utah 84513.
    Phone: 435-381-2671;
    Email: Archives@co.Emery.ut.us

  • Green River Archives
    1765 East Main Street
    Green River, Utah 84525
    Phone: 435-564-3427 ext. 2
    Fax: 435-564-3526

FamilySearch Centers

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries

  • Emery County Library
    115 North 100 East
    Castle Dale, Utah 84513-9999
    Phone: 435-381-2554, Fax: 435-381-2699.
    Website
  • Utah State University Eastern Library & Learning Commons
    451 East 400 North
    Price, UT 84501
    Website
The library holds microfilm copies of newspapers from several towns in Carbon and Emery Counties. They are willing to help with research if the exact date of an event is known.

Museums

  • Pioneer History Museum
    65 East 100 North
    Castle Dale, Utah 84513
    Phone: 435-381-5154

  • John Wesley Powell River History Museum
    1765 East Main Street
    Green River, Utah 84525
    Phone: 435-564-3427
    Website

  • Museum of the San Rafael
    70 North 100 East
    Castle Dale, Utah 84513
    Phone: 435-381-5252
    Email: museum@co.emery.ut.us
    Website

Societies

  • See Utah Societies for statewide societies.
  • Emery County Historical Society
    P.O. Box 96
    Castle Dale, Utah 84513
    Phone: 435-381-2510
    Fax: 435-381-2614
    Website

Websites

  • FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Emery, Utah" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_County,_Utah accessed 4 Dec 2018
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Emory County, Utah Page 686 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Emery County, Utah . Page 686-688 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 676-677.
  4. ↑ https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#EMERY
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FSC Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Emery County, Utah," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_County,_Utah, accessed 13 February 2019.
  7. ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 128.
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